i know that sometimes it's very convenient to link to a remote image. it's easy and tempting. however, it's not really good netiquette, and could have unexpected results (some places replace hotlinked images with a very graphic image) and could go away at the remote hoster's whim.

luckily, no longer do you have to go to a free image hoster like imageshack, upload it, then come here & paste the results. the new version of our forum allows you to upload/attach images directly to your post.